Wicked‘s box office success continues, with the film recently taking in enough money to earn the second-best Tuesday numbers in box office history. What are Wicked’s latest box office numbers? According to a report from Deadline,

Less than a week into its theatrical run, the blockbuster musical Wicked has passed a major new global box office milestone. The movie contested a hotly-anticipated battle with Gladiator II in its first weekend,

Once in a while, the box office needs a jump start, and it got one over the weekend with the combined appeal of “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” two movies aimed at vastly different audiences.

Universal's Thanksgiving pic opened to an estimated $114 million over the Nov. 22-24 weekend, more than three times the previous domestic record-holder, 'Into the Woods.'

Biggest Monday in November at the Domestic Box Office, beating Frozen 2 ‘s $12.77M from Nov. 25, 2019. 2nd biggest domestic opening for a musical feature in November, behind 2019’s Frozen II ‘s $130.2M.

Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.

Wicked, Moana 2 Popular At The Box Office

Before Moana 2 rains a monsoon of cash, Universal’s Wicked will not go quietly in the night. In fact, on Monday the musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande was grande indeed with a studio reported $15.8 million box office take.

Following a sluggish year at the box office, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” opened this weekend with combined earnings of $270 million internationally, providing the box office with much-needed rejuvenation as the busiest moviegoing weekend of the year, per Box Office Mojo.

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